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Mercedes-Benz Vans hiring for 3rd shift
Mercedes-Benz Vans has begun hiring for a third shift, with a goal of employing 1,300 workers by 2020 to build the new Sprinter vans. The German automaker invested $500 million in 2015 to expand its existing reassembly site in Ladson to a full-scale manufacturing operation with a body shop, paint shop and final assembly building[...]
Texas firm buys Goose Creek lighting company
A decorative lighting designer and manufacturer with headquarters in Goose Creek now has new ownership, the company said in a news release. NBG Home, an Austin, Texas-based home decor product company, acquired Quoizel for an undisclosed amount. Quoizel was founded in the Lowcountry in 1930. Its headquarters and team will remain [...]
Ingevity to buy England-based chemical business for $675M
North Charleston-based chemical manufacturer Ingevity Corp. plans to acquire an England-based division of specialty chemicals company Perstorp in a cash deal valued at $675 million, the company announced. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals, and Ingevity expects to close on the transaction in the first quarter. Ingevity will acquire Perstorp’s caprolactone division, called Capa, […][...]
W International creating more than 600 jobs in Berkeley County
W International, a manufacturer of large complex welded metal fabrications, plans to locate new production operations in Berkeley County, investing $35.2 million and creating more than 600 jobs. The Madison Heights, Mich.-based company’s new, 451,000-square-foot facility at the Bushy Park Industrial Complex will provide manufacturing, custom fabrication, project management, tooling and engineering services to clients […][...]
Tariffs alter Volvo export plans
The ongoing tariff battles between China and the U.S. could cause Volvo to build fewer vehicles over time at its new S.C. plant, said Jeff Moore, head of the Volvo Car Charleston Plant. Volvo workers in Berkeley County began production of the S60 — the company’s new midsize luxury sedan — in September. The auto[...]
Trident Tech to offer free lean manufacturing training
Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is offering 84 grants for students in its lean manufacturing program. The college has modified the program — developed in conjunction with local manufacturers to provide workers with the equivalent of a year of manufacturing experience — to conform to the state’s new ManuFirst SC […][...]
United takes delivery of its 1st 787-10 in North Charleston
United Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner from Boeing’s North Charleston site on Monday. United is the first North American airline, and the second airline globally, to take delivery of a 787-10. The airline ordered 14 787-10 jets total. The dash-10 is the newest and largest of the three Dreamline[...]
Vapor Apparel moving headquarters to Hanahan
Vapor Apparel plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from North Charleston to Hanahan this month. The company performs digital sublimation printing and print-on-demand services on performance apparel and accessories. It plans to move operations into a 26,000-square-foot facility at 917 Commerce Circle by the end of the month. The renovated space includes corporate offices, production […][...]
WestRock set to close on $4.9B KapStone acquisition
WestRock Co. expects to close on its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. on Friday, according to company news releases and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The U.S. Department of Justice recently approved Atlanta-based WestRock’s pending acquisition of KapStone through Whiskey Holdco Inc., clearing the final antitrust approval hurdle […][...]
Volvo Cars accelerates S60 to full production in S.C.
South Carolina-made S60 sedans are now rolling off the production line, ready to make their way to Volvo dealerships across the country. The Volvo Car Charleston Plant is the sole producer worldwide of the S60, the company’s new midsize luxury sedan. Volvo Cars began mass production of the vehicle this month at its Berkeley County campus. The […]
JW Aluminum upgrading foil production facilities
A Goose Creek aluminum manufacturer is spending nearly $33 million to upgrade its existing foil production equipment at the company's facilities in Russellville, Ark., Williamsport, Pa., and St. Louis. JW Aluminum, which has a production facility and its corporate headquarters at Mt. Holly Commerce Park on U.S. Highway 52, said the money will be used to […]
Mercedes-Benz Vans now building Sprinters start to finish in the Lowcountry
Mercedes-Benz Vans revealed the first Sprinter van made from start to finish in the United States today at its newly expanded manufacturing site in Ladson. Company executives and workers cheered as Michael Balke, president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Vans, drove the newest version of the Sprinter van onto a stage. S.C. politicians,[...]
